Asher’s hands strangled the steering wheel while imagining he was squeezing Zane’s smug fucking throat. His jaw was clenching so hard, his teeth actually smarted. That unfeeling, smug-faced bastard.It had taken every ounce of his self-control not to leap across the desk and rearrange Zane’s stupid face when he sat there unmoved by Asher's act. Asher knew he'd done good and he deserved an award for his performance yet Zane was like a rock. How the hell wasn't he affected when Asher had implied he wanted to sleep with other Alphas?No matter how much he tried to push through, Zane had been… a wall. A cold, unmovable, goddamn wall. And the cherry on this stupid cake was that, he’d humiliated Asher in the process.What the personal assistant had seen...“Fucking asshole,” Asher spat, slamming his palm against the wheel as the memory flashed through his head. He refused to rehash it On the bright side, at least Asher had managed to wring a small victory out of his visit to LexiPharm.R
Asher was up to something.Zane couldn't tell what, but with everything Asher pulled in his office less than five minutes ago, the hairs at the back of his neck were tingling. Just yesterday, Asher had kicked him out of his house after he helped him achieve his final orgasm to finish his heat. He had hatred and disgust in his eyes when he told Zane to leave, clearly salty that he was now an omega enslaved to Zane's pheromones.So why was he acting all sweet now? The brat had made Zane coffee. Zane could swear by his right arm that Asher had never made anyone coffee in his entire life. Hell, Asher had left his own apartment, where he slept and fucking lived in absolute ruin. If there was a knife to his throat, Zane knew his stupid, entitled half-brother would rather fall on the knife than do any menial labor or housework.Another thing that disturbed Zane was the question Asher had asked him.The moment replayed in Zane's head as he sat at his desk, now alone in his office, tapping his
Asher stood in the kitchen of the Penthouse office and realized he had never even stepped here once in his life. He had to return to his previous assistant to get her to show him directions.Now, in the kitchen, he was staring at the shiny machine in utter confusion. Why did a fucking espresso machine looks so complicated. Perhaps the cockpit of a spaceship would make more sense than this.He was already starting to regret his life choices. Operation Make Zane Fall for Me' was off to a stellar start, by which meant he was probably about to burn the building down."Alright, you overpriced hunk," he muttered, moving closer to it. "You're going to make me look like a sexy, coffee-making god, or I swear I'll toss you out the fucker window."He needed Zane's help to get back in Grandfather Robert's good graces and claw his way back to the top of the food chain. And if that menat playing nice with his insufferable, arrogant piece of shit half-brother,,,Asher would do it! He'd charm the pant
Dragging himself into the shower, Asher let the hot spray wash away nine days of sex and Zane's scent clinging stubbornly to his skin. He scrubbed until he was pink and then did he feel clean enough to leave his the bathroom. After his bath, he quickly dressed up, picking out a simple black t-shirt, black jacket, and black pants. Then he layered on his scene blockers and Alpha scent perfume.With a long exhale, Asher left the bedroom, only to stop dead in his tracks at the threshold that opened to the living room from the hallway.The mess he'd left behind was completely gone. All the shards of ceramic and glass...hell, even the expensive antiques he'd smashed in his fit were replaced.Eyes narrowed, Asher moved across the room and picked up the stallion head Murano glass sculpture. Only two like it existed in the whole world. One of them had already been broken by Asher, and the other was supposed to be in a museum in Venice.Damn, it was the other piece. Asher confirmed in shock a
What day was it?The thought drifted sluggishly through Asher's foggy brain as he stirred awake. Stiffling a yawn, Asher suddenly froze as he realized something felt different in his body. Oh fuck, finally.His heat period had passed, probably sometime last night after Zane had fucked him so roughly and deeply that Asher's insides felt rearranged.A flush crept up his throat at the memory. Asher never really remembered the first half of his heat. It was always a blur of him clawing at the sheets and well...begging. But the last days of his heat always stayed etched into his skull. He remembered every single detail, down to when Zane had finger fucked him when Asher wouldn't stop humping him.Ugh... his plan to get through the heat without Zane was clearly a fail. UGH! Asher groaned and ran a hand through his hair, grimacing even more when he felt something weird. Christ, was that cum in his hair? Asher pulled his hand down to his face, gagging at the light cream stuff caked on his fin
Zane stirred awake with a strange suffocation in his chest. It took him a moment to realize why.Asher was plastered against him like glue. His arms, legs and even his damn cheek smushed against Zane's chest like an octopus tangle he couldn't peel away even if he wanted to.Not that Zane was totally innocent either. His own arms were cinched around Asher's narrow waist and Zane knew they might have been in this position for a while.His memory flickered, filling his mind with images of him carrying Asher to bed after the man passed out on his chest last night. He should have just shirked him off and dumped him on the floor...instead...Zane clenched his jaw, eyes cutting toward the bathroom door. He remembered the bottle he'd found, Asher's stash of alpha pheromones. He'd tossed it into the trash without thinking, disgust rolling in his gut. Then he did something even worse. Last night, after dropping Asher on his bed, Zane grabbed a wet washcloth and cleaned the slick and cum from be